It appears as if my laziness proved as a huge disadvantage. I lost most of
my audience. Awell, keep on writing and they'll probably come back I hope.
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An eerie silence floated through the area, and the Tails from the future knew he was in for it now. In his head he was cursing himself for losing control of his emotions and letting them drive him. He sighed quietly; there was no taking it back now.
The blue hedgehog was the first to recover from his utter shock and he walked over to where the two-tailed stranger stood. Sonic looked up to him for just a second then turned around and crossed his arms. "I don't know who you are, or where you came from." the hedgehog stated. "But I would suggest you start talking before I start knockin' some teeth out."
'Selim' was now really nervous. How was he going to explain himself out of this one? "I've been running my whole life sir." was the best response the vulpine could give, and in a way it was true.
By this time most of the Freedom Fighters that had been busy with other ordeals had arrived on the scene of commotion. Sonic seemed bitter and unconvinced. "I bet, and I've never heard of ya before. I think you're a robot sent her by old 'butnik to catch me off guard."
The older vulpine couldn't believe what he was hearing. This Sonic wasn't like the one he had remembered; the one he had seen as a friend. Selim didn't know whether to run up and sock the jerk or to sob in realization that his friend wouldn't even recognize him as a Mobian.
"What's going on here?" came a voice from behind the hedgehog. "You're not showing off again are you Sonic?"
The hedgehog turned to face the ground squirrel that had asked the question and shook his head. "It's this character that's showin' off." Sonic muttered.
Just then a puttering could be heard in the distance, the group turned to see the young Prower flying down the hill. The kit landed on the ground by the group and promptly asked who SR was. The older vulpine only nodded in response, as if he could hide his gift of speed longer. Then silence returned to the group.
The silence was broken as a few figures came running down the hill. It was the two runners that were ahead of the vulpine when the scene broke out. Surprisingly enough there was a third person, the albino mouse. Noticing this Selim felt like laughing, Jerome had taken advantage of the distraction he was creating and continued the hike while everyone was gaping at him.
Sally had finally spoken up. "You're the one who did that Selim?"
Once again the fox only nodded in response. What was going to happen now?
"Wow!" came the little Tails's voice. "You're about as fast as Sonic!"
Selim kind of blushed at the statement. This was the first time he actually heard someone compare him to Sonic, especially since in the time he was from the hedgehog had long been deceased.
"Stay away from him Tails." Sonic said once again. "I don't trust him."
The princess decided to get everything back in order and she called out to the gaping crowd that the race was still on so they should stop gawking. The crowd slowly got back to running their race, though the first four spots were already in.
Jerome came up behind the older vulpine and smacked him on the back. "Where'd you learn to move so quick?" He asked with a laugh.
"Well after the rest get in we should move on to the next task." Sally stated, changing the subject. "We have an written examination to take."
Selim sighed, more writing, just great.
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The room held a stagnant air to it, especially since it was so quiet. The vulpine from the future barely fit in the cold chair, which he had to sit in for the next two hours. Before him was a small desk with a pamphlet of questions that were all multiple choice.
{God this is so easy.} was all the fox could think as he sifted through the questions. However, it had dawned upon him that everyone was already looking him with suspicion, and if he had passed with flying colors then he'd really be questioned. He looked at the first question and it kind of pained him, but he purposely selected the wrong answer. If he did that for the whole test then he might be able to hide his identity longer. It wasn't always easy though; sometimes he'd scribble in the right answer before even thinking about it, especially on questions about aviation. He'd then have to erase the answer and fill in the wrong one.
Selim was the first one done, since he had already known the answers to a majority of the questions. Then he had to wait one more grueling hour for the official finish. The fox noted that Sonic was nowhere in sight, obviously because he couldn't really wait on stuff like this. He was probably running around somewhere with the young Tails. Selim sighed; he wished he could live with the same blissful ignorance as he had before.
The two hours were finally up and everyone cleared out, handing in what they had done. After filing out there was the normal chatter about how so and so thought they did. Jerome found Selim and came to tell him his thoughts of the test.
"Geez, that was tough. they expect us to be geniuses or something?" The albino mouse asked with a shrewd laugh.
"It's only an evaluation, they just want to see who more intelligent than who." The vulpine replied.
"I've never really been that smart," Jerome confessed. "I'm better at target shooting myself."
A few minutes later, Princess Acorn had arrived before the crowd and told them that the results were on their way and that the preliminaries were now complete. They were then dismissed and the crowd began to disperse into the town under the afternoon sun. Selim then felt a hand on his shoulder.
The vulpine spun around to see Sally standing behind him, "Hold on a second," she said with little emotion. "I want you in my office in the next ten minutes, I need to speak to you."
With those instructions the ground squirrel walk off. Jerome overheard the whole thing. "Wow," he gaped, "you've already gotten the honor of speaking to her highness. I guess you really caught her eye."
The fox shook his head, "Either that or I'm gonna get lectured."
"After that run this morning? I highly doubt it, I bet you made it hands down."
Selim pretended to be comforted by the mouse. "Ya, I guess you're right." However, inside, the two-tailed vulpine knew it was probably something that she figured out. Sally had used that tone when she was about to lecture him for doing something wrong.
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The door to Sally's office slowly creeped open, and the older Tails peeked in.
"Come in, Selim." said a voice from within the room. The fox complied and walked up to the desk. He noticed that Nicole was sitting upon it, giving a strange eerie glow to the princess's face. She looked up to the vulpine with a stern look causing the fox to catch a chill, now he knew he was in trouble.
"I checked Nicole's records, and it has found no records of a Mobian named Selim Reworp, actually it had found no records of anyone by the name of Reworp." Sally stated flatly.
{Oh crap.} Selim thought.
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An eerie silence floated through the area, and the Tails from the future knew he was in for it now. In his head he was cursing himself for losing control of his emotions and letting them drive him. He sighed quietly; there was no taking it back now.
The blue hedgehog was the first to recover from his utter shock and he walked over to where the two-tailed stranger stood. Sonic looked up to him for just a second then turned around and crossed his arms. "I don't know who you are, or where you came from." the hedgehog stated. "But I would suggest you start talking before I start knockin' some teeth out."
'Selim' was now really nervous. How was he going to explain himself out of this one? "I've been running my whole life sir." was the best response the vulpine could give, and in a way it was true.
By this time most of the Freedom Fighters that had been busy with other ordeals had arrived on the scene of commotion. Sonic seemed bitter and unconvinced. "I bet, and I've never heard of ya before. I think you're a robot sent her by old 'butnik to catch me off guard."
The older vulpine couldn't believe what he was hearing. This Sonic wasn't like the one he had remembered; the one he had seen as a friend. Selim didn't know whether to run up and sock the jerk or to sob in realization that his friend wouldn't even recognize him as a Mobian.
"What's going on here?" came a voice from behind the hedgehog. "You're not showing off again are you Sonic?"
The hedgehog turned to face the ground squirrel that had asked the question and shook his head. "It's this character that's showin' off." Sonic muttered.
Just then a puttering could be heard in the distance, the group turned to see the young Prower flying down the hill. The kit landed on the ground by the group and promptly asked who SR was. The older vulpine only nodded in response, as if he could hide his gift of speed longer. Then silence returned to the group.
The silence was broken as a few figures came running down the hill. It was the two runners that were ahead of the vulpine when the scene broke out. Surprisingly enough there was a third person, the albino mouse. Noticing this Selim felt like laughing, Jerome had taken advantage of the distraction he was creating and continued the hike while everyone was gaping at him.
Sally had finally spoken up. "You're the one who did that Selim?"
Once again the fox only nodded in response. What was going to happen now?
"Wow!" came the little Tails's voice. "You're about as fast as Sonic!"
Selim kind of blushed at the statement. This was the first time he actually heard someone compare him to Sonic, especially since in the time he was from the hedgehog had long been deceased.
"Stay away from him Tails." Sonic said once again. "I don't trust him."
The princess decided to get everything back in order and she called out to the gaping crowd that the race was still on so they should stop gawking. The crowd slowly got back to running their race, though the first four spots were already in.
Jerome came up behind the older vulpine and smacked him on the back. "Where'd you learn to move so quick?" He asked with a laugh.
"Well after the rest get in we should move on to the next task." Sally stated, changing the subject. "We have an written examination to take."
Selim sighed, more writing, just great.
********
The room held a stagnant air to it, especially since it was so quiet. The vulpine from the future barely fit in the cold chair, which he had to sit in for the next two hours. Before him was a small desk with a pamphlet of questions that were all multiple choice.
{God this is so easy.} was all the fox could think as he sifted through the questions. However, it had dawned upon him that everyone was already looking him with suspicion, and if he had passed with flying colors then he'd really be questioned. He looked at the first question and it kind of pained him, but he purposely selected the wrong answer. If he did that for the whole test then he might be able to hide his identity longer. It wasn't always easy though; sometimes he'd scribble in the right answer before even thinking about it, especially on questions about aviation. He'd then have to erase the answer and fill in the wrong one.
Selim was the first one done, since he had already known the answers to a majority of the questions. Then he had to wait one more grueling hour for the official finish. The fox noted that Sonic was nowhere in sight, obviously because he couldn't really wait on stuff like this. He was probably running around somewhere with the young Tails. Selim sighed; he wished he could live with the same blissful ignorance as he had before.
The two hours were finally up and everyone cleared out, handing in what they had done. After filing out there was the normal chatter about how so and so thought they did. Jerome found Selim and came to tell him his thoughts of the test.
"Geez, that was tough. they expect us to be geniuses or something?" The albino mouse asked with a shrewd laugh.
"It's only an evaluation, they just want to see who more intelligent than who." The vulpine replied.
"I've never really been that smart," Jerome confessed. "I'm better at target shooting myself."
A few minutes later, Princess Acorn had arrived before the crowd and told them that the results were on their way and that the preliminaries were now complete. They were then dismissed and the crowd began to disperse into the town under the afternoon sun. Selim then felt a hand on his shoulder.
The vulpine spun around to see Sally standing behind him, "Hold on a second," she said with little emotion. "I want you in my office in the next ten minutes, I need to speak to you."
With those instructions the ground squirrel walk off. Jerome overheard the whole thing. "Wow," he gaped, "you've already gotten the honor of speaking to her highness. I guess you really caught her eye."
The fox shook his head, "Either that or I'm gonna get lectured."
"After that run this morning? I highly doubt it, I bet you made it hands down."
Selim pretended to be comforted by the mouse. "Ya, I guess you're right." However, inside, the two-tailed vulpine knew it was probably something that she figured out. Sally had used that tone when she was about to lecture him for doing something wrong.
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The door to Sally's office slowly creeped open, and the older Tails peeked in.
"Come in, Selim." said a voice from within the room. The fox complied and walked up to the desk. He noticed that Nicole was sitting upon it, giving a strange eerie glow to the princess's face. She looked up to the vulpine with a stern look causing the fox to catch a chill, now he knew he was in trouble.
"I checked Nicole's records, and it has found no records of a Mobian named Selim Reworp, actually it had found no records of anyone by the name of Reworp." Sally stated flatly.
{Oh crap.} Selim thought.
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